Kivimetsän Druidi is a folk metal band from Kouvola

Kouvola

Kouvola is a town and municipality in southeastern Finland. It is located northeast of the capital, Helsinki.The city has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. 'Kivimetsän Druidi' is Finnish for "druid of the stone forest".

Band history

Their lyrics are based on the fantasy novel Joni Koskinen is writing. The novel tells a story from The Land of the Crystal Mountain and Stone Forest.
'KmD' originally started as a two man project by the Koskinen brothers. Joni Koskinen's biggest influence has been Moonsorrow

Moonsorrow

Moonsorrow is a pagan metal band formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1995. Musically, the band incorporates elements of black metal and folk metal in their sound...

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Yet each band member has their own personal influences.
After releasing numerous demos and EPs, Kivimetsän Druidi finally signed a record deal with Century Media in 2008. The debut album titled "Shadowheart

Shadowheart

Shadowheart is the debut album by Finnish symphonic/folk metal band Kivimetsän Druidi. It was released through Century Media on October 20, 2008.-Track listing:*Tracks 1-11 Published By Magic Arts Publishing.# "Northwind - Prelude" - 1:29...

" was released in October 2008, all the EPs and Demos were self-released.

Current members

• Leeni-Maria Hovila - Female vocals (2008-)
• Joni Koskinen - Male vocals, Lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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   (2002-)
• Antti Koskinen - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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   (2002-)
• Antti Rinkinen - Guitar
  Guitar
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   (2004-)
• Simo Lehtonen - Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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   (2007-)
• Atte Marttinen - drums
  Drum kit
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  (2007-)

Former members

• Ville Ryöti - Drums (2005–2007)
• Jani Rämä - Drums (2004–2005) (became a technician for the band)
• Jouni Riihelä - Bass (2004–2006)
• Annika Laaksonen - Female Vocals (2004–2006)
• Lukas Pearsall - Synth (2004–2007)
• Jenni Onishko - Female Vocals (2006–2008)

Demo albums

• Kristallivuoren Maa (2003)
• Taival (2004)
• Mustan Valtikan Aika (2006)
• The New Chapter (2007)
• Taottu (2008)

External links

• Official website
• Official Myspace page
• Profile